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acronym

Main Entry:: ac·ro·nym
Pronunciation:: \ˈa-krə-ˌnim\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: acr- + -onym
Date:: 1943

: a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term ; also : an abbreviation (as FBI: initialism

— ac·ro·nym·ic

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\ˌa-krə-ˈni-mik\ adjective

— ac·ro·nym·i·cal·ly

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\-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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